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Power Restored After Large Drenthe Outage Affecting Over 10,000

Enexis restored service around 20:15 with the cause still under investigation.

Overview

  • More than 10,000 addresses lost electricity across a wide area of Drenthe on Friday evening.
  • Fault reports began around 18:30 from the municipalities of Westerveld, Midden-Drenthe, Coevorden and Aa en Hunze.
  • The affected corridor lay between Assen and Hoogeveen, stretching roughly from Noordwolde or Wilhelminaoord to Schoonoord.
  • Enexis confirmed all affected customers had power again at about 20:15 after repair efforts.
  • The operator described a spontaneous large outage and has not yet identified the technical cause.